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Richard James Bright (June 28, 1937 – February 18, 2006) was an American actor, known for his role as Al Neri in the Godfather trilogy.
Richard Bright, a veteran character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather" films and "The Sopranos," died on Saturday in New York. He was 68 and lived in Manhattan.
Richard Bright (1937-2006) was a character actor who appeared in many films and TV shows, especially as a mobster or a cop. He is best known for his roles as Al Neri in The Godfather trilogy, Chicken Joe in Once Upon a Time in America, and Frank Crisci in The Sopranos.
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Richard Bright (born Sept. 28, 1789, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.—died Dec. 16, 1858, London) was a British physician who was the first to describe the clinical manifestations of the kidney disorder known as Bright’s disease, or nephritis.
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Richard Bright was an American actor who played many tough and shifty roles in films and TV shows. He was known for his appearances in The Godfather trilogy, The Getaway, The Panic in Needle Park and more.
- June 28, 1937
- February 18, 2006
Feb 19, 2006 · Richard Bright, who played mob enforcer Al Neri in the "Godfather" movies and appeared in dozens of other films and TV shows, was hit by a bus in his Manhattan neighborhood in 2006. He was 68 years old and had a long career in theater and cinema.
Richard Bright, a character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather" films, and as the First Murderer in Al Pacino's Richard III on Broadway, died Feb. 18 after being struck by a bus in Manhattan. He also acted in films such as The Panic in Needle Park, Marathon Man, and The Ref, and TV shows such as The Sopranos.
